SQLServerCentral.com / Article Discussions / Article Discussions by Author / Discuss content posted by gonickl / Raw Materials - Derek on Alert / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentral.comhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 16:46:56 GMT20RE: Raw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxHa ha......;-)Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:02:25 GMTAnipaulRE: Raw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxI interviewed a sysadmin once who said that the action he would take if he detected strange behaviour on the intranet would be to note it in his next monthly report. We didn't ask him many questions after that. And I've known a few people who took their job descriptions extremely literally (which in theory should be easy to cope with, as computers take their programmes very literally so it's a problem we should all be used to in this business) and except in very junior positions requiring absolutely no initiative that can be a real pain in the butt if you don't get the job description right.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:17:04 GMTTomThomsonRE: Raw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxSergeant Schultz - I know nothing.ROFLOLWed, 31 Mar 2010 09:35:50 GMTSQLRNNRRE: Raw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxI worked at a company where an AS400 system operator was supposed to be monitoring jobs. Something had gone wrong. A manager wanted to know why he didn't do anything about it like tell someone what was going on. He said he was only monitoring. Taking action was not in his job description.:-PWed, 31 Mar 2010 06:32:51 GMTOCTomRE: Raw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxNice!Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:06:03 GMTTrey StakerRaw Materials - Derek on Alerthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic893463-1511-1.aspxComments posted to this topic are about the item [B]<A HREF="/articles/Raw+Materials/69845/">Raw Materials - Derek on Alert</A>[/B]Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:05:27 GMTgonickl